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Vedat22 Posted 18 years ago
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teachers' ,Hans' , Strauss' ,boys' etc.
hi
I would like to know how the endings of these words are pronounced.
for example I have always pronounced the endings in " teachers' " and "Hans' " as "-z " but Marius Hancu replied that the endings in words such as "Hans' , Strauss' " are pronounced as "-siz".
but why are the endings in "teachers' , students' " pronounced only as "-z" ?
how should I explain the pronounciation rule regarding the above examples?
thank you very much in advance..
I would like to know how the endings of these words are pronounced.
for example I have always pronounced the endings in " teachers' " and "Hans' " as "-z " but Marius Hancu replied that the endings in words such as "Hans' , Strauss' " are pronounced as "-siz".
but why are the endings in "teachers' , students' " pronounced only as "-z" ?
how should I explain the pronounciation rule regarding the above examples?
thank you very much in advance..
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Teachers'/students' [plural possessives] are pronounced only as -z Hans's/Strauss's are -siz. There is disagreement and discussion as to whether " 's " is used with words/names ending in "s". In my opinion they should, since the abbreviation represents archaic "Hans his xxxx".
- Teachers'/students' [plural possessives] are pronounced only as -z Hans's/Strauss's are -siz.
- There is disagreement and discussion as to whether " 's " is used with words/names ending in "s".
- In my opinion they should, since the abbreviation represents archaic "Hans his xxxx".
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Teachers'/students' [plural possessives] are pronounced only as -z
Hans's/Strauss's are -siz.
There is disagreement and discussion as to whether " 's " is used with words/names ending in "s". In my opinion they should, since the abbreviation represents archaic "Hans his xxxx".
Hans's/Strauss's are -siz.
There is disagreement and discussion as to whether " 's " is used with words/names ending in "s". In my opinion they should, since the abbreviation represents archaic "Hans his xxxx".
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